acceptably
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English acceptably, equivalent to acceptable + -ly.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]acceptably (comparative more acceptably, superlative most acceptably)
- In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.
- To an acceptable degree.
Translations
[edit]in an acceptable manner
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to an acceptable degree
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References
[edit]- ^ “acceptably, adv.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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